Letov Š-32
| Letov Š-32 | |
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| Type: | Passenger plane |
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| First flight: |
1931 |
| Production time: |
1931-1933 |
| Number of pieces: |
4th |
The Letov Š-32 aircraft is a three-engine shoulder - wing aircraft that was developed as a passenger and cargo aircraft. The first flight of the machine took place in 1931. The construction was carried out by Alois Šmolík .
development
Initially, Šmolík had envisaged an engine with just one Walter Jupiter with 336 kW (457 hp) for the prototype , but then decided to use three less powerful Walter Mars units. Until 1933 a small series of three series models was produced and taken over by ČSA . She used this on line routes for a short time. A machine with the license plate OK-ADBcrashed on June 26, 1934 near Karlovy Vary ( Karlsbad ), whereby the two passengers and the pilot lost their lives, including the Austrian actor Max Pallenberg .
In total, only four machines were made.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| Passengers | until 6 |
| length | 11.60 m |
| span | 17.24 m |
| height | |
| Wing area | 39.92 m² |
| Empty mass | 1850 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 2760 kg |
| Cruising speed | 175 km / h |
| Top speed | 203 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 3500 m |
| Range | 600 km |
| Engines | 3 × 14-cylinder double radial engine Walter Mars with 107 kW (145 PS) each |
See also
literature
- Hans-Joachim Mau: Czechoslovak aircraft . Transpress, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-344-00121-3 .
- Peter All-Fernandez (ed.): Aircraft from A to Z . Volume 3: Koolhoven FK 56 – Zmaj. Bernard & Graefe, Koblenz 1989, ISBN 3-7637-5906-9 , pp. 30 .
- Václav Němeček: Československá letadla . 2nd, přepracované a rozšířené vydání edition. Naše Vojsko, Prague 1968.
- Michael JH Taylor (Ed.): Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . Studio Editions, London 1989, ISBN 1-85170-324-1 , pp. 573 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pallenberg fatally crashed . In: Prager Tagblatt . June 27, 1934.